WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship

WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Details
Current champion(s) Declared vacated and inactive early on 2012
Date won September 25, 2011
Date established March 1, 1975
Promotion World Wrestling Council
Other name(s)
  • L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
  • W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship

The WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council (WWC).

The title has been in use since 1975. Prior to being defended in the WWC, it was defended in L&G Promotions, until 1977, when the title moved to the WWC after L&G closed. For a time, the title was defended in the Wrestling International New Generations (W*ING) promotion in Japan as the W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.[1][2] Throughout the years, the championship has been used on and off in WWC, although it was a mainstay of the promotion and defended regularly until the mid-1990s. It was first rendered inactive in February 1994 with the closing of W*NG. It was revived and used for another 18 months roughly from January 1996 to August 1997 before being abandoned for the second time. More than four years later, in December 2001, the WWC began contesting bouts for the championship once more. However, the revival of the championship would be relatively short and it was rendered inactive in late August 2002 and hasn't been promoted by the World Wrestling Council since. On September 25, 2010, the title was reactivated and captured by Hideo Saito.

The Caribbean Heavyweight Championship was declared vacated and currently inactive since early 2012

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
L&G Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Jose Lothario 1 1968-05-25 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeats Red Bastien via forteit in tournament final to become first champion.[3]
Johnny Valentine 1 1968-06-08 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jose Lothario 2 1968-10-24 Freeport, Bahamas
The Gladiator 1 1969-01-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico Was a first on win two of three falls match[4]
Hans Mortier 1 1969-04-05 San Juan Puerto Rico
Ciclon Negro 1 1969-04-19 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Missouri Mauler 1 1970-01-31 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jack Brisco 1 1970-??-?? San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mephistofeles 1 1970-03-05 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Unknown, Years later was announced a 12-man tournament to crown "the first champion"
Toru Tanaka 1 1975-03-01 San Juan, Puerto Rico Won a 12-man tournament to become the first champion.
Jose Lothario 3 1975-03-22 ???? Lothario began defending the title in World Promotions after the closing of L&G Promotions, sometime between March 1975 and July 1976.
Huracan Castillo Sr 1 1976-07-31 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Billed as Champion upon entering the promotion Castillo was the NWA Caribbean Champion when he jumped to the WWC. in May 1977, the title was renamed WWC Caribbean Championship[5]
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Hercules Ayala 1 1977-11-26 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Joe Novak 1 1977-12-17 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn 1 1978-02-04 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I 1 1978-02-25 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel 1 1978-03-11 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I 2 1978-04-08 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The title was held up after a match against Dick Steinborn on 1978-06-24 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Invader I 3 1978-07-01 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeated Dick Steinborn in a rematch.
Armand Hussein 1 1978-07-15 Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera Sr 1 1978-08-10 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Gil Hayes 1 1978-10-21 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Chief War Cloud 1 1978-11-25 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Don Kent 1 1979-01-06 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo Sr 2 1979-07-21 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn 2 1979-08-21 San Juan, Puerto Rico
José Rivera Sr 2 1979-??-?? ???
Dick Steinborn 3 1979-11-24 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ciclón Negro 2 1979-12-29 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Gama Singh 1 1980-06-07 San Juan, Puerto Rico
José Rivera Sr 3 1980-06-28 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham 1 1980-07-19 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Chief Jay Strongbow 1 1980-10-11 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Danny Condrey 1 1980-12-20 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Maravilla 1 1981-02-09 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Medic II 1 1981-03-07 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Tommy Gilbert 1 1981-03-21 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kim Song 1 1981-05-16 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jack Brisco 2 1981-05-30 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hans Muller 1 1981-12-20 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel 2 1982-01-06 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
"King Kong" Mosca 1 1982-02-20 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Mosca stripped on 03/13/82 due a problem whit Invader I he left WWC[6]
Dick Steinborn 4 1982-04-?? ?? Defeated Charlie Cook in a tournament final.
Charlie Cook 1 1982-04-10 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Abdullah the Butcher 1 1982-08-14 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hercules Ayala 2 1987-03-28 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
TNT 1 1988-06-18 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buddy Landel 1 1988-08-20 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
TNT 2 1988-09-17 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jason the Terrible 1 1988-11-19 Carolina, Puerto Rico
TNT 3 1989-03-04 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rip Rogers 1 1989-05-14 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez, Jr. 1 1989-11-04 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Harley Race 1 1990-01-06 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I 4 1990-03-04 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Leo Burke 1 1990-05-19 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Invader I 5 1990-07-07 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kim Duk 1 1990-09-08 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
El Bronco 1 1990-12-15 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Kim Duk 2 1991-02-07 Humacao, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez, Jr. 2 1991-02-16 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Scott Hall 1 1991-03-03 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Super Medic III 1 1991-04-20 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Rod Price 1 1991-07-06 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Super Medic III 2 1991-07-13 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Fidel Sierra 1 1991-08-03 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez, Jr. 3 1991-12-07 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Greg Valentine 1 1991-12-25 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Miguel Pérez, Jr. 4 1992-01-06 San Juan, Puerto Rico The title moved to Wrestling International New Generations in December 1992.
W*ING/WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Yukihiro Kanemura 1 1992-12-18 Fukushima, Japan
Jado 1 1993-09-26 Hachiōji, Japan
The title was vacated on 1994-02-11 when Jado left W*ING W*ING closed on 1994-03-13.[7]
WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Abdullah the Butcher 2 1996-01-06 Caguas, Puerto Rico Won an 18-man battle royal.[8]
The title was vacated when Abdullah lost a retirement match to Carlos Colón on 1997-08-16 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Title Inactived & Abandoned till 2001
Fidel Sierra 2 2001-12-15 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeated El Bronco and Super Gladiador in a three-way match to Reactive the title.[9]
Super Gladiador 1 2002-03-22 Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Fidel Sierra 3 2002-03-30 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rico Suave 1 2002-05-26 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana 1 2002-06-22 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Rico Suave 2 2002-07-06 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana 2 2002-08-24 Coamo, Puerto Rico
Title was inactived and abandoned later 2002[10]
Hideo Saito 1 2010-09-25 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Won a ten man battle royal to win the title and activate since 2002.[11]
Abbad 1 2010-10-23 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Declared Vacant on 2010-11-27when Abbad no showed in various matches
Joe Bravo 1 2010-11-27 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Chris Joel for the vacant title.
El Sensacional Carlitos 1 2011-??-?? ??? ????
Chavo Guerrero 1 2011-07-16 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated El Sensacional Carlitos and Orlando Colón in a triple threat match to win the title.
Orlando Colon 1 2011-09-24 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Held Up By controversy and intervent on the 1st contender match, the winner will face him, taking advantage Chavo was on bad condition he attack carlitos whit a chair to cause the DQ and later use the same chair to atack Chavo to pin and retain
El Sensacional Carlitos 2 2011-09-25 Awarded by the commission
Bolo the Red Bulldog 1 2012-03-04 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
El Sensacional Carlitos 3 2012-03-17 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Title was declared vacated after El Sensacional Carlitos leaves WWC it has been Inactive since 2012

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